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Author-Name: Jawad Azimi
Author-X-Name-First: Jawad
Author-X-Name-Last: Azimi
Author-Name: Jimbo H. Claver
Author-X-Name-First: Jimbo H.
Author-X-Name-Last: Claver
Author-Name: Takeru Suzuki
Author-X-Name-First: Takeru
Author-X-Name-Last: Suzuki
Author-Name: Jesus Pascal
Author-X-Name-First: Jesus
Author-X-Name-Last: Pascal
Title: Identification and analysis of factors influencing food advertisements on buying behaviour of children in emerging consumption markets: the case study of Afghanistan
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This study assessed impact of food advertising on purchasing behaviour of children in emerging consumption markets. A case study was conducted in Kabul, Afghanistan. In this research, we considered a system where children's buying behaviour was the output and food advertising and moderator variables namely age, siblings, gender, parent's influence and media type were considered as inputs. The study relied on primary data collected from 385 children aged between 5 and 15. Data were analysed with STATA 2013. The data and statistical models were tested for validity and reliability; the tests included Cronbach's alpha, Jarque-Bera, Bruesch-Pagan/Cook-Wisberg, Winsorization, Skewness and Kurtosis, Akaike information criterion (AIC), and variance inflation factor (VIF). The study found that television advertisements had the most influence on purchasing behaviour of children directly or indirectly through their parents. The study also found that the magnitude of advertising outcome on children varied based on moderator variables mentioned above.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 1-32
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: children's buying behaviour; food advertisement; TV advertising; parents' influence; quantitative analysis; reliability; multiple regression; business statistics; AIC and systems.
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Author-Name: Amir Abbas Shojaie
Author-X-Name-First: Amir Abbas
Author-X-Name-Last: Shojaie
Author-Name: Mohamad Amin Kaviani
Author-X-Name-First: Mohamad Amin
Author-X-Name-Last: Kaviani
Title: A queuing-based mathematical model for the congested network design problem under demand uncertainty
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In this study, we propose a queuing-based mathematical model for analysing the congestion phenomenon in a transportation network. For this purpose, we present a mathematical model for network design with the objective of the cost minimisation and optimal demand satisfaction under demand uncertainty situation. The queuing theory usage helps to better model the congestion item caused by customers' referrals to the facilities of the transportation network. Moreover, a numerical example is solved to demonstrate the validity of the proposed model. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study which looks at the congested transportation network problem considering demand uncertainty from a queuing theory perspective.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 33-43
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: queuing theory; congested networks; transportation; mathematical modelling; demand uncertainty; systems; optimisation.
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Author-Name: Wajeeha Aslam
Author-X-Name-First: Wajeeha
Author-X-Name-Last: Aslam
Author-Name: Kashif Farhat
Author-X-Name-First: Kashif
Author-X-Name-Last: Farhat
Title: Impact of after-sales service on consumer behavioural intentions
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Technology in the industry has improved the processes, products and customer experience. Due to this, the importance of after sales service is increasing. The aim of this study is to identify the impact of after-sales service quality delivery on customers' overall satisfaction in the retail sector. Also, the impact of overall satisfaction on word of mouth and repurchase intention. A sample of 330 responses were collected through questionnaire by purposive sampling technique from the customers who had purchased an electronic equipment (UPS or air conditioner). EFA, CFA and SEM analyses were performed to measure the relationships among constructs with the help of SPSS and Amos. The result revealed that after-sales service quality delivery affects customer overall satisfaction which leads to repurchase intention and word-of-mouth. This study helps the retail and marketing managers as it allows them to differentiate their offerings in order to develop the long-term relationship with their customers. This paper especially caters to the retail sector which is dynamic and where customers are highly involved.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 44-55
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: after-sales services; customer satisfaction; repurchase intention; word of mouth; delivery; technology.
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Author-Name: Frederico Silva Valentim Sallum
Author-X-Name-First: Frederico Silva Valentim
Author-X-Name-Last: Sallum
Author-Name: Luiz Flavio Autran Monteiro Gomes
Author-X-Name-First: Luiz Flavio Autran Monteiro
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes
Author-Name: Maria Augusta Soares Machado
Author-X-Name-First: Maria Augusta Soares
Author-X-Name-Last: Machado
Title: The TODIM multi-criteria method applied to the ANBIMA ranking of Brazilian investment funds
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ANBIMA, the Brazilian Financial and Capital Markets Association, monthly presents the ranking of investment funds management by category. This ranking makes available information about the management of resources from players that invested in funds in Brazil. The institutions that are included in this ranking are ordered based on the total amount of the net equity under management in all categories of investment funds. The research presented in this article applies the TODIM multi-criteria method for building the ANBIMA ranking of June 2017 using the ten best-positioned institutions. In order to accomplish this, each participating institution is considered as an alternative and each category of investment fund functions as a criterion. This allows for a comparison between the ANBIMA ranking against the ranking obtained by using the TODIM method. This comparison points to the possibility of making use of a new, enriched system to order the institutions based on pairwise analyses and taking into account expressions of gains and losses.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 56-73
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: ANBIMA ranking; management of investment funds; systems; ranking of investment funds; TODIM method.
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Author-Name: Viviane Moura Rocha Ferreira
Author-X-Name-First: Viviane Moura Rocha
Author-X-Name-Last: Ferreira
Author-Name: Juracy Parente
Author-X-Name-First: Juracy
Author-X-Name-Last: Parente
Author-Name: Mateus Canniatti Ponchio
Author-X-Name-First: Mateus Canniatti
Author-X-Name-Last: Ponchio
Author-Name: Felipe Zambaldi
Author-X-Name-First: Felipe
Author-X-Name-Last: Zambaldi
Title: Building loyalty in e-commerce: does consumer income matter?
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In emerging markets, the rapid expansion of online retailing is mainly driven by new adopters from lower-income consumer segments. However, little is known about the behaviour of this group in online retail. This study evaluates the relationships between e-loyalty, e-satisfaction, e-trust and e-quality, paying particular attention to the moderating role of consumer income. Data were collected from a sample of 1,020 Brazilian consumers via a web survey and were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). Among the main results, this study finds that consumers from the higher-income group pay more attention to the quality of website information, while consumers from the lower-income group emphasise the importance of fulfilment. E-satisfaction is more important than e-trust in determining e-loyalty and these relationships are moderated by income. Online retailers should pay special attention to tailoring their promotional efforts to foster consumer loyalty according to different consumer income groups.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 74-94
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: loyalty; e-commerce; emerging markets; quality; satisfaction; trust; structural equation modelling; SEM; income moderation effect; Brazilian consumers; technology.
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Author-Name: Ximena López-Mendoza
Author-X-Name-First: Ximena
Author-X-Name-Last: López-Mendoza
Author-Name: David Mauricio
Author-X-Name-First: David
Author-X-Name-Last: Mauricio
Title: Critical success factors in the stages of technological transfer from university to industry: study in the Andean countries
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Technology transfer (TT) is a tool for the development of societies and its success is affected by several factors; hence, it is important to identify them and note how they influence the different stages of the technology transfer process. The present work identifies new factors (adaptation to change, government policies, selection criterion of the project portfolio, work environment, product satisfaction, entropy, stress, and ethics), the same ones that have been supported in the theories of human and organisational behaviour, these affect all stages of the technology transfer process from university to industry. The study was made based on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the model of structural equations and was carried out on 85 universities in four countries of the Andean region. The obtained results confirm that, at 95% confidence, the proposed factors influence all stages of the technology transfer process.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 95-124
Issue: 1
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: factors of technology transfer; technology transfer; stages of technology transfer; model of structural equations.
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Author-Name: Li-Ya Wu
Author-X-Name-First: Li-Ya
Author-X-Name-Last: Wu
Author-Name: Sung-Shun Weng
Author-X-Name-First: Sung-Shun
Author-X-Name-Last: Weng
Author-Name: Wing-Wai Wong
Author-X-Name-First: Wing-Wai
Author-X-Name-Last: Wong
Title: Research on drug-induced liver injury in association with co-infections and anti-tuberculosis drugs
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This study uses data mining techniques to find out the risk factors for the tuberculosis (TB) patients with drug-induced liver injury (DILI). The Taiwan National Health Insurance Database is used for collection of domestic TB cases during 2004-2011 to study these TB patients and their drug prescribing patterns in order to build a model to predict the risk of drug-drug interaction between hepatitis B and C, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and TB. The results out of the total 188,032 TB patients have shown that 77,574 have taken anti-TB drugs. Afterwards, DILI occurred in 0.7% of the cases. Besides, for those DILI patients associated with TB and hepatitis B or C, this study reveals that DILI is associated with the use of ethambutol and rifampin. It is suggested that TB patients associated with hepatitis C should pay attention to their uses of rifampicin, and TB patients (especially males) associated with hepatitis B should pay attention to the ethambutol's impact on DILI. Moreover, our results also showed that having both AIDS and TB shows no significant effect on DILI.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 125-138
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: drug interactions; tuberculosis; data mining; drug-induced liver injury; DILI; technology.
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Author-Name: Wafa Gabsi
Author-X-Name-First: Wafa
Author-X-Name-Last: Gabsi
Author-Name: Bechir Zalila
Author-X-Name-First: Bechir
Author-X-Name-Last: Zalila
Author-Name: Mohamed Jmaiel
Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed
Author-X-Name-Last: Jmaiel
Title: Extension and adaptation of an aspect oriented programming language for real-time systems
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Aspect oriented programming (AOP) supports the separation of concerns cutting across the implementation of a software application to avoid scattering and tangling. We focus on the integration of this paradigm in the development of real-time systems. AOP is based on the weaving process to automatically integrate separately created segments of code, into the application. In the context of real-time systems, this can compromise determinism by including constructs that may violate real-time constraints. In this paper, we both study and test the AspectAda language, an existing aspect extension for Ada, in order to adapt its implementation to respect real-time constraints. We study this language's grammar, runtime and especially weaving operations. Then, we extract its limits and provide solutions to adapt it to support real-time constraints. Finally, we propose a new architecture of the compiler/weaver to overcome the problems of the existing one and we detail its different parts.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 139-161
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: aspect oriented programming; AOP; AspectAda; Ada; architecture; real-time constraints; compiler; systems; technology.
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Author-Name: Steen Nielsen
Author-X-Name-First: Steen
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen
Author-Name: Christian Nielsen
Author-X-Name-First: Christian
Author-X-Name-Last: Nielsen
Title: The effects of performance systems and management concepts on organisational performance in the public sector in Denmark
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This paper explores how different types and groups of performance systems and management concepts explain the cross-sectional variations of organisational performance within the public sector. We apply a structural equation modelling approach to survey data from 318 respondents in the Danish municipal sector. We argue that links exist between different types of performance systems and a number of performance outcomes. More specifically, we explore how different performance measures such as benchmarking, employee significance, innovation, accounting models and systems, strategy execution and cost allocation directly or indirectly affect performance. In particular, our data suggests that the association between adoption of accounting systems and performance is fully mediated through both strategy execution and cost allocation. Practitioners can improve specifications for examining the effects of different measures and gain an understanding of the mediating effects of accounting and management concepts. These findings add to our understanding of the functioning of performance management systems within the public sector in theory as well as in practice.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 191-216
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: accounting systems; measures; management concepts; new public management; private sector; organisational performance; structural equation modelling; survey; Denmark.
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Author-Name: Hana Mkaouar
Author-X-Name-First: Hana
Author-X-Name-Last: Mkaouar
Author-Name: Bechir Zalila
Author-X-Name-First: Bechir
Author-X-Name-Last: Zalila
Author-Name: Jérôme Hugues
Author-X-Name-First: Jérôme
Author-X-Name-Last: Hugues
Author-Name: Mohamed Jmaiel
Author-X-Name-First: Mohamed
Author-X-Name-Last: Jmaiel
Title: Towards a formal specification for an AADL behavioural subset using the LNT language
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The analysis of real-time systems designed by architectural languages such as architecture analysis and design language (AADL) is a challenging research topic. In such a context, formal methods become an advocated practice in software engineering for rigorous analysis. Yet, they are applied on specific formalisms to be analysed on dedicated tools. This paper studies the formal verification of real-time systems modelled with the AADL language and its behaviour annex. We define a formal semantics of an AADL behavioural subset using the LNT language. This work is illustrated with a robot case study.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 162-190
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: real-time systems; formal verification; architecture analysis and design language; AADL; behaviour annex.
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Author-Name: Hasnan Baber
Author-X-Name-First: Hasnan
Author-X-Name-Last: Baber
Title: Impact of FinTech on customer retention in Islamic banks of Malaysia
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This study is aimed to find the impact of much limelight topic FinTech on the customer retention in Islamic banks of Malaysia. Islamic banks in Malaysia specifically have been on forefront in bringing FinTech into their processes at very early stage. Customers usually do not choose Islamic banks for technology but this paper will analyse the impact of FinTech in retaining customers. A 26-item questionnaire was used to gather data from 325 customers of selected banks in Malaysia by strata sampling. Statistical data was analysed through various tests like reliability analysis, sample adequacy, factor analysis and regression analysis using SPSS 25.0. The findings of the study revealed that payments, advisory and compliance services of the FinTech has an impact on the retention of customers while financing service which is treated as important part in conventional banking has no significance on customer retention. This study will help Islamic banks to customise FinTech services for their customers and have association with such FinTech companies which adds value to their financial services.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 217-227
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: FinTech; technology; customer retention; Islamic banks; Malaysia.
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Author-Name: Mohamad Sadegh Sangari
Author-X-Name-First: Mohamad Sadegh
Author-X-Name-Last: Sangari
Author-Name: Fatemeh Nikkhoo
Author-X-Name-First: Fatemeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Nikkhoo
Author-Name: Maziar Khoshsirat
Author-X-Name-First: Maziar
Author-X-Name-Last: Khoshsirat
Title: An integrated GRA-DEMATEL-ANP framework for evaluation of barriers to implementation of green supply chain management in manufacturing industries
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Nowadays, green systems and technology have received much attention due to the increased concerns about environmental issues. However, companies have faced various barriers in its implementation. Thus, proper identification and evaluation of these barriers is necessary to achieve effective results. In this paper, an integrated framework based on grey relational analysis (GRA), DEMATEL and analytic network process (ANP) methods is proposed to identify and evaluate the barriers to green supply chain management (GSCM) implementation in manufacturing industries. Drawing upon an extensive literature review, a reference framework of the GSCM barriers is developed consisting of two main groups, namely internal and external barriers. GRA is used to deal with ambiguity in experts' assessments. Also, the interactions and cause-effect relationships among the GSCM barriers are evaluated using DEMATEL. The relative importance of the barriers is then identified by integrating results of DEMATEL and ANP. The proposed framework is implemented in a case study of an auto manufacturing company. The results show that, by taking interrelationships of the barriers into consideration, the factors related to customer and market and business partners as well as social and managerial factors are the most important barriers to effective implementation of GSCM initiatives in the case company.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 228-248
Issue: 2
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: green supply chain management; GSCM; analytic network process; ANP; DEMATEL; grey relational analysis; GRA; barriers; green systems; green technology.
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Author-Name: Amit Kr Mandal
Author-X-Name-First: Amit Kr
Author-X-Name-Last: Mandal
Author-Name: Anirban Sarkar
Author-X-Name-First: Anirban
Author-X-Name-Last: Sarkar
Title: Formal design model for service-oriented system: a conceptual perspective
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The numerous design specifications in the service-oriented architecture (SOA) standard space reflects knowledge captured from the various perspectives. However, most of these approaches merely exhibit any compliance with service design facets described in reference architectures. Moreover, majority of this approach lacks correspondence between the business process facets to service design facets and its real-world effects. This leads to semantic gap between services representation, its association with the business processes, and invocation of services to its real-world effects. In this paper a formal model of service-oriented system (SOS) is proposed. The SOS is divided into information model, process model and action model. The semantic relationship between these models helps in reducing the gap between the business processes and services, as well as services to its real-world effect. Further, the proposed service model facilitates flexible, reusable and scalable service composition and it follows the open reference standards of SOA.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 249-280
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: service-oriented system; SOS; service model; business process; service binding; service composition.
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Author-Name: Ali Alavi
Author-X-Name-First: Ali
Author-X-Name-Last: Alavi
Author-Name: Mohammad Shokri
Author-X-Name-First: Mohammad
Author-X-Name-Last: Shokri
Author-Name: Behzad Zhiani
Author-X-Name-First: Behzad
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhiani
Author-Name: Somayeh Zhiani
Author-X-Name-First: Somayeh
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhiani
Title: Analysing competitive advantage of Iranian automotive industry using Porter's diamond model, case study: Iranian car manufacturers
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The automotive industry is looked upon as one of the main sectors of transportation in today's sophisticated business systems and bringing these realities into mind, studying the issues of this industry in Iran will find a high importance. The aim of this study is to investigate the barriers and issues of car exports in Iran based on Porter's diamond model of national competition. Hereupon, a related body of literature reviewed status of car exports in the world. Based on Porter's model, including the four main variables and the two mediator variables, six hypotheses have been proposed. To examine the indicators a questionnaire of 25 questions is extended. After data mining and analysis of the results, five out of six hypotheses are approved. Strategy, government, related and supportive industries, chance, demand conditions factors have been accepted after conducting T-test analysis. After discussing the results there are some recommendations for improving the situation of car exports in Iran.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 298-313
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: exports; Porter's diamond model of national competition; competitive advantage; automotive industry; systems; strategy.
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Author-Name: Ayrton Benedito Gaia Do Couto
Author-X-Name-First: Ayrton Benedito Gaia Do
Author-X-Name-Last: Couto
Author-Name: Luiz Flavio Autran Monteiro Gomes
Author-X-Name-First: Luiz Flavio Autran Monteiro
Author-X-Name-Last: Gomes
Title: A multicriteria forecast of the default probability in credit risk assessment
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This study analyses, through a multicriteria approach producing if-then rules, the possibility of forecasting the default probability (PD) for low-default portfolios in credit risk assessment. This approach relies on the simultaneous and complementary application of fuzzy and rough sets theories. The calculation of this probability is normally subject to judgments of experts, which imply subjectivity, imprecision and uncertainty of the results. In the proposed approach, the inferred if-then rules for a decision table generated by a simulation of 50 companies allowed the production of a knowledge base for the forecasting of classes of default probabilities. The 'RoughSets<SUP align="right"><SMALL>®</SMALL></SUP>' package, in 'R', was used as support for the analysis and forecasting system.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 281-297
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: default probability; multicriteria analysis; rough sets theory; RST; credit risk assessment; forecasting system.
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Author-Name: Ashish Kumar Singh
Author-X-Name-First: Ashish Kumar
Author-X-Name-Last: Singh
Author-Name: M.L. Meena
Author-X-Name-First: M.L.
Author-X-Name-Last: Meena
Author-Name: Himanshu Chaudhary
Author-X-Name-First: Himanshu
Author-X-Name-Last: Chaudhary
Author-Name: Govind Sharan Dangayach
Author-X-Name-First: Govind Sharan
Author-X-Name-Last: Dangayach
Title: Development and evaluation of wearable electro-goniometer for the assessment of repetitive efforts and measurement of joint trajectories during carpet weaving
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The aim is to construct, calibrate and validate a low-cost sensor-embedded glove and elbow brace. This article establishes a common thread between electro-goniometry and postural assessment techniques. The output voltages from the sensors were converted into angles by implementing LabVIEW-Interface-for-Arduino based graphical environment. Ten experienced weavers participated in the study. Dynamic recordings of the finger, wrist and elbow bending trajectories were measured using sensory electro-goniometer. Assessment of repetitive task technique was used to identify the postural risks. Based on data output from each sensor, the voltage to angle optimal linear models were obtained for the measurement range of 0°-90° with 5° steps. The accuracy of the sensors was found within the limits of traditional goniometry. The cost-benefit breakdown revealed that wearable electro-goniometer is cost-effective as compared to commercially available electro-goniometers. The low-cost electro-goniometric glove and elbow brace for measurements of hand movements could be a promising tool for postural assessment and safety systems.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 314-340
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: carpet weaving; sensory gloves; resistive flex sensor; RFS; electro-goniometer; goniometry; assessment of repetitive task; ART; ergonomics; carpal tunnel syndrome; CTS; systems; safety; cost-benefit analysis.
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Author-Name: Sumi Jha
Author-X-Name-First: Sumi
Author-X-Name-Last: Jha
Author-Name: Preeti Khanna
Author-X-Name-First: Preeti
Author-X-Name-Last: Khanna
Title: Study of enhancing employee engagement at workplace by adopting internet of things
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The internet of things (IoT) continues to affirm its importance in the context of information and communication technologies (ICT) for the development of organisation and society. The ecosystem of IoT may still be in a nascent state but is rapidly evolving. As far as the business demand is concerned the demand for IoT solutions seems to be coming from all industry verticals across all functions. Therefore, it is required to align different business functions to IoT. Human resource management function is one such pivotal function. It is believed that good HR practice enhances employee engagement. There is an increasing awareness that employee engagement is pivotal to successful commercial and business performance, where engaged employees are the "backbone of good working environments where people are industrious, ethical and accountable" (Levinson, 2007; Cleland et al., 2008). The paper presents an analysis of human resource management practices and IoT interventions on employee engagement at workplace. Further, the paper discusses that, in practice, organisations need to continuously realign work practices with IoT to enhance the employee engagements, and stakeholder interests.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 341-361
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: internet of things; IoT; employee engagement; systems; human resource management; technology.
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Author-Name: Setyabudi Indartono
Author-X-Name-First: Setyabudi
Author-X-Name-Last: Indartono
Title: The unique effect of dynamic motivation and different perception of organisational politics on students' ethics
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Although scholars coincide with the need to support higher education students toward higher levels of ethics, their findings lack dynamic individual behaviour and environmental influence. Students' motive and their perception of external dynamics are closely to react to their ethical behaviour. Various education systems and technologies are believed to boost students' ethics behaviours differently. This study investigates the effect of motivation and perception of organisational politics on students' ethics. It is employed by 2,375 higher educations' students. This study expected that students' motivation and their perception of organisational politics have a significant unique effect on their ethics. Multiple regressions are used to analyse the data. The better ethical behaviour of the student is shown by a student with higher motivation and perceives less political behaviour at school. The unique findings show that motivation able to strengthens the effect of perception of organisational politics on their ethical behaviour, and perception of organisational politics strengthen the effect of students' motivation on their ethical behaviour. Implications and future research are discussed.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 362-383
Issue: 3
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: motivation; perception of organisational politics; POP; students' ethics; systems; technology.
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Author-Name: Tian-Fu Lee
Author-X-Name-First: Tian-Fu
Author-X-Name-Last: Lee
Author-Name: Yin-Yu Diao
Author-X-Name-First: Yin-Yu
Author-X-Name-Last: Diao
Author-Name: Meriske Chen
Author-X-Name-First: Meriske
Author-X-Name-Last: Chen
Title: An improved authenticated key agreement protocol with privacy protection for mobile healthcare systems with wearable sensors
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Authenticated key agreement schemes for mobile healthcare systems with wearable sensors enables patients' wearable devices, the mobile terminal, healthcare staff and the healthcare service to authenticate each other and establish a secure communication channel. Recently, Li et al. proposed an authenticated key agreement scheme based on elliptic curve cryptography for mobile healthcare systems with wearable sensors. Although the scheme of Li et al. provides a complete solution for providing healthcare staff, wearable sensors, mobile users, controller nodes and the healthcare service provider with authentication and key agreement, their scheme still fails to realise mutual authentication, user privacy protection, perfect forward secrecy. This investigation discusses these limitations and presents an improved protocol based on the scheme of Li et al. The improved protocol not only avoids the limitations in previous approaches, but also increases the efficiency in computation.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 385-397
Issue: 4
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: authentication; key agreement; elliptic curve cryptography; ECC; privacy protection; mobile healthcare systems; wearable sensors.
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Author-Name: Jianyu Ma
Author-X-Name-First: Jianyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Ma
Author-Name: Yun Chu
Author-X-Name-First: Yun
Author-X-Name-Last: Chu
Author-Name: Robert G. Beaves
Author-X-Name-First: Robert G.
Author-X-Name-Last: Beaves
Title: Firm size effects on stock returns in mergers and acquisitions in Asian emerging markets
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This study finds that firm size effects can be captured at every step during the process of estimating abnormal returns. Our small firm portfolio has higher averages with respect to alpha, total risk, firm-specific risk, expected return, actual return and abnormal return. However, this small firm portfolio has a smaller beta average, which contradicts most prior findings which suggest that small firms tend to have higher betas. The observed higher alpha coefficient (not beta coefficient) makes a major contribution to the observed higher expected return for small acquiring firms. Small acquiring firms still gain higher abnormal returns than large acquiring firms even when the higher expected returns of the small firms are incorporated in the process of the abnormal return estimation.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 398-410
Issue: 4
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: mergers and acquisitions; Asian emerging markets; market model; alpha coefficient; beta coefficient; firm size effect.
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Author-Name: Sajjad Shokouhyar
Author-X-Name-First: Sajjad
Author-X-Name-Last: Shokouhyar
Author-Name: Sadaf Zarrin
Author-X-Name-First: Sadaf
Author-X-Name-Last: Zarrin
Author-Name: Sina Shokoohyar
Author-X-Name-First: Sina
Author-X-Name-Last: Shokoohyar
Title: Analysing the impact of IT governance on the performance of project-based organisations
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The present study investigated the impact of IT governance on the performance of project-based organisations by employing the COBIT framework and ISO 38500, and examines the relationship between IT governance principles and BSC dimensions on project-based organisations' performance. In order to test the hypotheses, the researchers have used the structural equation technique based on partial least squares with the help of PLS software. It has been revealed that all IT governance dimensions have a positive correlation with project-based organisations' performance and it has significant and positive impact on these organisations' performance. Information technology systems can cause the achievement of organisations to the desired status and the proper use of it can result employee satisfaction, increased profitability and effective use of time, and generally increase job satisfaction and organisational efficiency. This study enlightens managers of the project-based organisations that the role of IT in these organizations can be very high.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 411-433
Issue: 4
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: IT governance; COBIT 5; ISO 38500; technology; information systems.
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Author-Name: Victor Chang
Author-X-Name-First: Victor
Author-X-Name-Last: Chang
Author-Name: Lihao Ni
Author-X-Name-First: Lihao
Author-X-Name-Last: Ni
Author-Name: Jingqi Zhang
Author-X-Name-First: Jingqi
Author-X-Name-Last: Zhang
Author-Name: Taiyu Li
Author-X-Name-First: Taiyu
Author-X-Name-Last: Li
Title: The current trends and overview for portfolio management
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According to statistical report, cumulative wealth per capita has been increasing since 2000s, and in order to deal with the increasing free resources, portfolio management seems to play a significant role for both personal and corporate investment. This paper introduces the development of modern portfolio management, emphasises the importance of investment portfolio management and project portfolio management, and then discusses the methods of constructing investment portfolios and project portfolios. We use financial tools and some mathematical models to construct different portfolios according to the risk preference of investors and make some suggestions to them. The Monte Carlo methods we designed in this research will help investors improve the portfolio management optimisation. We suggest the investment strategy should be adjusted by preferences and the project with extreme grades should be reconsidered carefully.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 434-454
Issue: 4
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: portfolio management; modern portfolio theory; MPT; project management; investor; pricing model; Monte Carlo simulation; capital market line; CML; portfolio analysis; mathematical model of portfolio; financial risk.
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Author-Name: James Hunak
Author-X-Name-First: James
Author-X-Name-Last: Hunak
Author-Name: Petr Kolar
Author-X-Name-First: Petr
Author-X-Name-Last: Kolar
Author-Name: Richard Brunet-Thornton
Author-X-Name-First: Richard
Author-X-Name-Last: Brunet-Thornton
Title: Systems of business travellers' heterogeneity in air transport
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Low-cost airline development is related to the deregulation of the air transport market that began in the USA in 1978. It affected other regions in the world including the European Union (EU). The deregulation enabled new entities to enter the industry, which caused a pivotal market transformation. The reviewed literature focused on the systems of business travellers proves that low-cost carriers are used not only by leisure passengers but by business travellers as well. This research deals with the heterogeneity of business passengers who use full-service and low-cost airlines in the sample market of the Czech Republic. It focuses on factors that determine the airline selection process by business travellers. Based on the analysis of empirical results, this geographically scoped discussion complements similar studies conducted in countries such as the UK, Brazil and South Africa located outside the Central and Eastern Europe zone (CEE).
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 455-470
Issue: 4
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: airline marketing; air transport; air transportation systems; business traveller; full-service carrier; FSC; low-cost carrier; LCC; heterogeneity.
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Author-Name: Yan Chyuan Heng
Author-X-Name-First: Yan Chyuan
Author-X-Name-Last: Heng
Author-Name: Alex Hou Hong Ng
Author-X-Name-First: Alex Hou Hong
Author-X-Name-Last: Ng
Title: Consumer buying decision towards MLM branded health supplement in Malaysia
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With increasing health awareness and demand for health supplements in Malaysia, the purpose of this study is to identify the reasons why consumers in Malaysia choose to buy multi-level marketing's branded health supplements. This study examines the extent of price, membership status, influencer's impact and product attributes towards consumers buying decision of multi-level marketing's branded health supplements. A questionnaire-based survey was used to collect data from 391 consumers in Malaysia and the data was analysed by employing SPSS. The results indicated that price, membership status and influencer's impact have significant positive effect on consumers buying decision, but such effects were not shown by product attributes. The results suggested that the multi-level marketing companies should look more into the development and promotion of the product rather than the method of selling and this is important in developing strategies to be competitive in multi-level marketing business.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 471-488
Issue: 4
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: buying decision; consumer behaviours; direct selling; multi-level marketing; MLM; health supplements.
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Author-Name: Javad Sofiyabadi
Author-X-Name-First: Javad
Author-X-Name-Last: Sofiyabadi
Author-Name: Davood Feiz
Author-X-Name-First: Davood
Author-X-Name-Last: Feiz
Author-Name: Bahare Kolahi
Author-X-Name-First: Bahare
Author-X-Name-Last: Kolahi
Title: Ambidexterity and sustainable balanced performance in knowledge-based organisations: investigating the role of open innovation
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Main purpose of current research is to investigate effect of ambidexterity on sustainable balanced performance in knowledge-based companies active in the field of biotechnology and advanced medicine system in Tehran province. Research has attempted, through providing a scientific answer to the hypotheses, to improve sustainable balanced performance and value creation in the activities of studied companies. Through the application of multivariate statistical model of the relations of knowledge management system activities, ambidexterity, open innovation and sustainable balanced performance was studied. The research method was an applied and experimental one. To gather the data, 114 questioners was distributing. In first phase of research, by using exploratory factor analysis, factors loading was extraction and in second phase by updating the reach model, partial least squares (PLS) was applied. Research finding show significant and positive relations of all research hypotheses.
Journal: Int. J. of Business and Systems Research
Pages: 489-509
Issue: 4
Volume: 14
Year: 2020
Keywords: knowledge-based organisations; ambidexterity; sustainable balanced performance; open innovation; knowledge management system.
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